Disclosed is a portable communication apparatus with a data-inputting
expansion comprising a main housing having a display device; a rotatable
housing having first and second data-inputting devices on its upper and
lower surfaces, respectively, the rotatable housing rotatably connected
to the main housing while facing the main housing; a connecting portion
with a contact surface exposed on one side of the front surface of the
main housing; a first terminal with a contact surface exposed on one side
of the rear surface of the rotatable housing, the first terminal being
connected to the first data-inputting device; and a second terminal with
a contact surface exposed on the other side of the rear surface of the
rotatable housing, the second terminal being connected to the second
data-inputting device, wherein connection is made between the connecting
portion and one of the first or second terminals, as chosen by the
rotation of the rotatable housing.